Copley Memorial Hospital

The mission of rush Copley is to provide advanced medicine with quality outcomes and extraordinary care. In fy2022, Copley Memorial Hospital proudly collaborated with dozens of civic and community groups to impact the knowledge, health and well-being of the community. Copley Memorial Hospital offers free health education and wellness programs ranging from diabetes, heart health, cancer prevention, weight control, smoking cessation, chronic health, childbirth education and more. Summary of fy22 health programming the pandemic had significant impact on the communities' public programming and, relatedly, Copley Memorial Hospital sponsorship, partnership and participation in community programs. In fy22, the Hospital participated in nearly 200 community-based programs and events with special emphasis on improving the health and wellness of adults, children and underserved populations. Diabetes education program free diabetes education is provided to low-income patients, giving them the knowledge and skills they need to avoid or delay long-term complications of diabetes. In fy22, free fasting glucose screenings and education were provided to approximately 228 unique community members served with 419 education sessions. Food insecurity the rush Copley promise pantry provides patients and their families facing food insecurity with a bag of shelf stable food items along with a list of food pantries within rush Copley's service area and handout on snap. It was born from the rush Copley promise - a commitment we make to all patients, their families and guests to do everything possible to provide you with compassionate and exceptional care. In may of 2022 rush Copley medical center partnered with loaves and fishes community services, a local food pantry that now provides the bags of shelf stable food items for the rush Copley promise pantry. In fy22 the rush Copley promise pantry provided 717 promise pantry bags, this is equivalent to 4,302 meals. Additionally, the cook book, "eat well on $4/day good and cheap" by leanne brown available in english and spanish are provided to patients and families through the rush Copley promise pantry. Over 400 cook books were provided to patients and families in fy22. Community food distribution rush Copley medical center partnership with top box, american diabetes association, blue cross and blue shield of Illinois and top box foods to host a community food distribution at waterford place cancer resources center. Community members received a box of fresh produce and health proteins, a total of 250 boxes were distributed in fy22. Pregnancy and childbirth pre-and postnatal classes are offered to couples and families who are expecting or have a baby. Class topics include: childbirth education. Baby care basics, birth choices/water birth, understanding breastfeeding, breastfeeding part ii, working & breastfeeding, becoming a grandparent, boot camp for new dads, bringing home baby, infant massage, family birth center tours, child seat safety, sibling class, sibling tours, first steps and not what i expected support groups, and infant cpr and home safety. Nearly 1,500 people participated in fy22. Child passenger safety Copley Memorial Hospital serves as the regional traffic safety resource center for suburban cook and six collar counties (lake, dupage, mchenry, kane, kendall and will). Six of the seven counties in our region are part of the Illinois department of transportation's 23-county model. In fy22, the program educated more than 5,000 citizens on traffic safety, pedestrian safety, motorcycle safety, older drivers, and bicycle safety in cook and collar counties. Teen programming from girl to young woman is a program for girls 9 to 12 years old and focuses on the physical and mental changes that happen during this age. During fy22, 100 girls and their female caregivers attended. Movement disorders rush Copley's movement disorders program provides support and management of parkinson's disease, essential tremor, dystonia and ataxia, as well as other movement disorders, to help participants maximize their mobility, coordination, and quality of life. Program offerings were offered hybrid in fy22, and included monthly support groups for participants and care partners/caregivers, exercise classes, and music therapy to more than 150 participants. Cancer resource center waterford place cancer resource center offered 40 programs per month in fy22 in-person or hybrid. Programs included wellness, exercise, salon and spa, and education programs reaching 445 unique participants with a total of 3,110 visits. Physician referral and service line Copley Memorial Hospital offers a free physician and information referral telephone service to the community. This service allows community members to talk with a call advisor to match a person's health needs and preferences with the physician of their choice, links callers to services provided by the medical center and manages registration for rush Copley classes and programs. Over 8,000 people used this service in fy22. Health talk health talks is a series of free community health programs hosted in person and virtually during fy22 on a variety of topics designed to help improve well-being. Respected rush experts share insights and tips for healthy living. Topics included: breast cancer, cervical cancer, colorectal cancer, tobacco cessation. (english and spanish). More than 200 participants attended in person or virtually. Community health events rush Copley participated in planning and implementation for the companeros en salud health festival targeted towards the hispanic/latinx community in aurora, aurora african american health fair which focused on health and wellbeing of the african american/black community, community covid-19 vaccination events focused on low vaccination rate neighborhoods. Over 300 community members participated in the event. Website Copley Memorial Hospital's website, rushcopley.com, with translation available into dozens of languages, offers access to free health information. In fy22, www.rush.edu/rushcopley had more than 1 million sessions.